Where was Brian Sabean after J.T. Snow’s body block into Pudge Rodriguez in 2003 playoffs?

Here’s the problem with people like Giants GM Brian Sabean: They have very selective memories.

Where was Sabean in 2003 when J.T. Snow, a former football player and the son of Rams All-Pro wide receiver Jack Snow, crashed into Marlins catcher Pudge Rodriguez on the final play of the 2003 NLDS?
Was it because Snow played for his side that this collision was okay? Or because it was the postseason? Or because the Giants had no chance of winning unless Snow did everything within the rules to attempt to dislodge the ball from Rodriguez?

Marlins outfielder Scott Cousins is receiving support from all corners after Sabean’s mean-spirited, malicious remarks. Here is what Larry Bowa had to say on the MLB Network.

“First of all, I respect Brian Sabean as a general manager, but I disagree 100 percent on those comments. I wonder what he was thinking when he made these comments. If he thinks that was pre-meditated, he better go back and revaluate the situation. This kid was in an extra innings game, he’s on third base, there’s a shallow fly ball to right field, (Nate) Schierholtz has a cannon, he sees Posey going up to make the play, he knows he’s probably going to be out so he tries to jar the ball loose. Posey bobbles the ball a little bit, gets his foot tangled up and unfortunately a great player like Buster Posey is out for the year, and I 100 percent believe Scott Cousins had no intent to do this to Buster Posey, it happens. It happens in baseball. I’ve seen numerous collisions a lot worse than that collision, no one says a word. If this happened to a backup catcher or a guy that’s hitting .200 hitting eighth in the lineup it would have been on page eight in the transactions that ‘John Dow’ got put on the disabled list for 15 days and will be replaced by so-and-so. But because it happened to your cleanup hitter, your number-one pick, they’re trying to make a bigger issue than this actually is. I agree, Buster Posey is a great player, he’s a great kid, but this happens in baseball. You’re going to have collisions at home, you’re going to have collisions at second base, you’re going to have collisions at first base, it’s part of the game of baseball.

“I understand Brian Sabean sticking up for his player, I understand that and if you make that comment immediately after the game, that’s in the heat of the battle, but to wait ten days and to chastise Scott Cousins, I think is totally, totally wrong.”

“I can’t understand why he would think Scott Cousins, who is an extra outfielder, trying to win a game for his team, would say ‘Oh, I’m going to go out and really hurt this guy.’ I’ve seen teammates like Darren Daulton get crushed, I’ve seen Mike Scioscia get crushed, I’ve seen Johnny Oates get his jaw broken from Dave Parker at home plate, none of those were pre-mediated. It’s the heat of the battle, it’s a bang-bang play, you’re trying to help your team win and you knock the ball out of the catcher’s glove, that’s your goal.

“I feel sorry for this kid because by no means in my opinion, I’ve been in baseball forty years on the field as well as in the box and coaching and managing, this kid had no mal-intent there to try to hurt that kid.”

One more thing about Sabean: The statement released by the Giants was lame. It’s obvious Bud Selig got a hold of Sabean, read him the riot act, and now Sabean is back paddling.

To say he wanted to “clarify” his remarks to Marlins president Larry Beinfest and that there was “no ill-will” toward Cousins is insulting. Sabean has threatened a player on another team and said he wishes for that player’s career to end. Period.

What’s to clarify?

Sabean and the Giants should be fined a very large amount and Sabean should be suspended for a very long.